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Rowdies still have a shot after shorthanded victory

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They stayed alive, bless their short little hands. The Tampa Bay Rowdies, still clinging to one final hope in the spring NASL season, at least kept their possibilities alive Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium, beating Edmonton 2-1 to take over second place in the league standings. The Rowdies now trail the New York Cosmos by three points in the league standings. To win the title, Tampa Bay would have to beat Atlanta, which is tied for last in the…

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Rowdies’ goalkeeper Matt Pickens wants to leave them frustrated

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His favorite moment on the pitch is not in the instant he has made an incredible save. His favorite moment is not walking off with a shutout in his grasp. His favorite moment is not to silence the jeers of the opposing fans, or out-shoulder an opposing poacher, or turning a threatening shot into just another deflection. No, for Tampa Bay Rowdies’ goalkeeper Matt Pickens, the favorite moment of all is a slice of the game that comes in the…

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Rowdies lose new midfielder to El Salvadorian nat’l team for summer

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies’ newly acquired midfielder, Richard Menjivar, will miss the rest of the Rowdies’ spring season, and presumably the beginning of their fall season, to join the El Salvadorian national team for the summer. La Selecta, as the team is affectionately known, will be preparing for and playing in both Gold Cup and World Cup qualifiers over the next couple months. Their first match will be a friendly against Chile this Friday, June 5, the day before the…

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Rowdies give up late goal, settle for draw with Indy

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Don’t talk to Tampa Bay Rowdies coach Thomas Rongen ย about time flying. To him, there are nights when it must seem as if it is standing still. For the second time in three days, the Rowdies gave up a goal in the eighth minute of stoppage time and it cost them. This time, Tampa Bay gave up the equalizer in a 2-2 tie with the last-place Indy 11. Wednesday night, they gave up the game’s only goal in 1-0 loss…

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Rowdies eliminated in U.S. Open Cup play

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Well, that didn’t last long. The Tampa Bay Rowdies hopes of contending for the US Open Cup were ended quickly and scorelessly Wednesday night when the team lost a 1-0 decision to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Pittsburgh broke a scoreless tie in stoppage time when Rob Vincent blasted a shot into the lower right hard corner of the net. Vincent had stumbled as he crossed the midfield stripe, then regained his balance and shot, the ball eluding goalkeeper Matt Pickens. The…

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Rowdies travel to Pittsburgh to play in U.S. Open Cup

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A busy schedule just got a little busier for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Rowdies will have to jam in a mid-week game when they travel to play the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Wednesday for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open. Three days later, they travel to play against Indianapolis. If Tampa Bay could get past Pittsburgh โ€“ which beat West Virginia 3-0, costing the Rowdies a chance at hosting the game, they would be at home against D.C. United in the next…

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Robert Hernandez big enough in key moment for Rowdies

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He is small, but he is fast. On the other hand, so is a dagger. Robert Hernandez, all 5-5 and 145 pounds of him, spurted in between two defenders from the Lauderdale Strikers and tapped in the only goal of the night in the 55th minute, leading the Tampa Bay Rowdies to a 1-0 victory against their cross-state rivals. As it turned out, one goal was plenty as keeper Matt Pickens recorded his second consecutive shutout in front of a…

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